Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-24042
appsmithorg appsmith
Appsmith public apps can execute unpublished actions (viewMode confusion)
CVSS 3.1
9.4Critical
Official description
Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. In versions 1.94 and below, publicly accessible apps allow unauthenticated users to execute unpublished (edit-mode) actions by sending viewMode=false (or omitting it) to POST /api/v1/actions/execute. This bypasses the expected publish boundary where public viewers should only execute published actions, not edit-mode versions. An attack can result in sensitive data exposure, execution of edit‑mode queries and APIs, development data access, and the ability to trigger side effect behavior. This issue does not have a released fix at the time of publication.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| appsmithorg | appsmith | <= 1.94 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/security/advisories/GHSA-j9qq-4fj9-9883 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Details
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- Last updated
- 2026-01-22
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.64%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
51%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862Missing Authorization